[tkell274]

I think you should add some weight to your base if at all possible for two reasons.

1. This year robots will be taking A LOT of abuse and any structural help you can provide is key and

2. You want to keep your center of gravity as low as possible.

And to play devils advocate, speed has been great in past years when all you had to do was get to a safe zone as quick as you could and score from there. This year there is no such safe zone anywhere on the field so yes you might be able to maneuver around a heavier bot, but unless you can score on the fly then the second a pushing bot catches up to you they can slam you and mess up your shot. So having a heavier bot or at least a really solid one with a low center of gravity will be more beneficial than a quick bot this year for the case of scoring in the high goal/catching the ball.